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y lifetime obsession with
achieving success has led
to many years of grinding it
out. Most of the early years
left me unfulfilled -- and very unhappy.
Even when my performance produced
what others labeled a success, I still found
myself feeling almost empty. The harder
I chased after success, the unhappier I
became. I didn’t realize that success and
fulfillment are just like beauty: They’re
in the eye of the beholder. Simply put,
the benefits of success are byproducts of
your mindset.

Define your circle of influence.
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) recently recommended
a strategy called “cocooning” to protect
infants against whooping cough and other
infectious diseases. Cocooning is the
practice of vaccinating all close contacts,
keeping all those around the infant diseasefree. This circle includes mother and father
as well as siblings, grandparents and other
caregivers or potential caregivers. As a
result, the infant is surrounded by people
who pose no risk of spreading disease.
At the same time, recent research
unequivocally shows you will become
most like the people with whom you
spend the most time. For example, the
New England Journal of Medicine
found that if you have a friend who is
obese, you have a 57 percent chance of
becoming obese yourself. “It’s important
to remember,” said study co-author James
Fowler of the University of California San
Diego, “that we’ve not only shown that
obesity is contagious, but that thinness is
contagious.” In other words, consciousness
and mindset are as contagious as whooping
cough and other infectious diseases.

Check your ‘cocoon.’
If you find yourself constantly trying
to obtain that ever-elusive success, stop
and check your cocoon. Fulfillment
and happiness are mere symptoms of
the “disease” of mindset mastery -- the
same way cough, fever, and nausea are
symptoms of whooping cough. Symptoms
are effects, not the root cause. Stop

pursuing effects and seize the cause.
An infant is infected with whooping
cough by being around those who have
the disease. The mindset mastery that
produces success is just as contagious.
Take inventory of your environment and
assess your own cocoon.

Choose your environment.
Focus on the environment and the
climate that you can create and control.
Your airspace is yours and yours alone.
There are many voices in the world, and
all of them are clamoring for attention.
In fact, everything on the planet has a
voice, and they all talk to you. The chair in
which you’re seated is speaking comfort or

discomfort. Your car will start talking to
you when the fuel gauge begins to get low.
Each voice is i mbued with a
corresponding emotion ­a molecule of the
disease it is carrying. The loudest and most
influential emotional molecules stem from
fear, followed by pain and then guilt. Love,
of course, will overwhelm all others, and
humor always seems to help.
Your mindset-mastery cocoon is built by
the voices and emotions you allow, giving
them a place and a platform within your
airspace. Your mindset will either infect
you with the disease that produces the
symptoms of success, fulfillment, and
happiness -- or the disease that brings
unhappiness. You must be mindful of

what you see, hear and read. Deliberately
calculate what you feed on and where it
came from. Place a value measurement
on those sources of information and
distraction.

Know what to ignore.
I place minimal value on anything that
comes from social media, the internet,
media, family members, coworkers,
books and even new research -- until I
can scrutinize, investigate and verify for
myself that the new information is factbased and not truth-based. I absolutely
refuse to allow any unvetted opinions
and assumptions unrestricted access to
my airspace. Any unauthorized intrusion
of dread, gossip,
complaining and
fearmongering are
given a fighter-jet
escort out of my
airspace. The same
goes for anything
that conjures up
wor r y, an xiet y,
depression, defeat
or misery.
I’m not saying
a n y of t h e s e
voices are wrong.
I don’t ignore or
deny facts. But I
do decontaminate
my airspace and
inoculate my mindset. Is the glass halfempty or half-full? Neither viewpoint is
wrong. But a cocoon of half-empty friends
is just as contagious as a cocoon of halffull friends.
No one lives in a vacuum. Once you rid
your cocoon of worry, fear, anxiety, and
naysayers, you can fill it with voices that
motivate you to the highest performance
levels. Search out the voices that produce
emotional molecules of perseverance,
fortitude, determination, commitment,
resilience, stamina and victory. Where
are the voices that encourage you to thrive
and flourish? You need to do more than
merely survive -- and you can’t afford to
wither in the face of adversity.

Andrew D. Wittman, is a United States Marine Corps infantry combat veteran, a former Police Officer and Federal Agent. As a Special
Agent for the U.S. Capitol Police, Wittman led the security detail for Nancy Pelosi and has personally protected Hillary Clinton, Tom
Delay, Trent Lott, King Abdullah of Jordan, Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, Sir Elton John, as well as Fortune 20 CEOs. As a security
contractor for the State Department, he taught high-threat diplomatic security to former Navy SEALS, Marines, Rangers, and Special
Forces. Wittman is founder of the Mental Toughness Training Center, a leadership consultancy specializing in peak performance,
team dynamics, resolving conflict in the workplace and is the author of the book, “Ground Zero Leadership: CEO of You” (2016). He
holds a Ph.D. in Theological Studies, is a guest lecturer at Clemson University and co-hosts the radio call-in show “Get Warrior Tough”.
He can be reached at info@getwarriortough.com | (864) 977-1443

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The primary purpose of a business meal is to build rapport.
Eating comes second.

You will be ordering from the menu, so
understanding food descriptions and
dietary restrictions is vital. Who pays
the check? The check should be handled
discreetly! Make this arrangement with
the restaurant beforehand, so they know
who gets the check and how it will be paid.
Formal Affair: Formal dining typically
centers around a pre-planned menu and can
involve wine/food pairings. This means
that the table will be preset and represent
the entire meal’s need for utensil, plates,
and glassware. It’s critical that you know
how to read a table map because it tells you
what to expect when. Typically, this meal
is by reservation only (prepaid), so there
is no need for a check. If there is a wine
pairing, know that wine is paired with
a specific dish and is correctly removed
when that course has been completed.

R

eal estate agents have numerous
opportunities to enjoy meals
with clients, colleagues, and
friends in many environments.
Options range from a simple coffee and/
or business lunch to formal dinner affair.
It is not just about which fork to use, or
which water goblet is yours, but also how
to handle yourself with class and finesse.
Whether you are host or guest, your table
manners should convey to your dining
partners that you are always in control.
If you frequent a venue, build a
relationship with the coffee barista
or restaurant. It starts here! Your
communication with the staff is a direct
reflection on your personality. This starts
with being respectful to the staff. Are
you easy to work with, or judgmental
and critical? The staff is there to make
sure your dining needs are met, and
your meal meeting is successful. Things
happen. If there is an issue, take care of
it privately with the restaurant manager.
This demonstrates sensitivity and finesse.
Fast-food, food trucks, and buffettype restaurants, along with gourmet
coffee cafes, present a more casual,
less-structured, less expensive dining
experience. However, they can create the
pressure of having to make a fast decision

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in a short period of time. Setting the tone
of a hurried meeting. Restaurants with
table service are more structured with
their service allowing a more relaxed
environment. Formal dining and banquets
are more celebratory.
Coffee Shops: Find a table away from
the sound of grinding coffee beans.
Although you are not required to order
something, you should! It shows respect
for the establishment and makes guests
more comfortable. No one likes to be the
only one enjoying their beverage! The
wi-fi network is very appealing; however,
the table is not your office! Be respectful
of the Baristas’ perks.
Food Courts and Food Trucks: Quick
food eateries range from food courts to
cafeteria-style buffets to food trucks.
Examine the menu before getting in line.
Try to get your guest’s food preference
ahead of time so that you can guide them
appropriately. Clear your table after eating,
so it is ready for the next person. This is
a courtesy and is noticed.
Lunch Tips: Planning a business lunch is
probably the most persuasive and telling
form of conducting a meal meeting. It can
serve as an assessment tool, demonstrating
both your organizational and people skills.

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At a formal dinner gathering, I was seated
at a round table of eight preset with empty
wine glasses and a bottle of wine. After
the captain poured the wine, I picked up
the wineglass on the right side of my place
setting and took a sip. The gentlemen on
my right, who had arrived late, crossed
his arms in front of this chest and leaned
back in his chair during the speaker’s
presentation. I could feel his glare; he
appeared very annoyed.
After the speaker finished, he could no
longer contain himself and announced
that I was drinking from “his” wine glass!
Being careful not to become defensive,
I quickly apologized. As it turned out, a
woman sitting directly across from us had
picked up the wineglass on her left instead
of her right, which caused a domino
effect; the person on his right had taken
his wineglass. (Beverage glasses are on
your right.)
He did not catch the misstep because he
arrived late. However, another gentleman,
politely responded that I had picked up
the correct wineglass. This created
another awkward moment. I did my
best to inject humor into the situation to
avoid causing further embarrassment. I
discreetly signaled the server. The server
immediately recognized the misstep and
retrieved the empty wine glass and poured
his wine. We moved on to the next topic of
conversation.
It was an innocent mistake. One can do all
the right things and still have something
fall amiss because of someone else’s
unintentional misstep. Knowing dining

etiquette and protocol will prevent these
awkward moments from occurring.

Overall Dining Tips
1. Before you are seated, put your cell phone
on vibrate or better yet, turn it off and put
it away! DO NOT put your cell phone on
the table. The individuals at your table are
your VIPs! If you need your cell phone for
information, make sure everyone knows
how it is being used.
2. If you are the guest, follow the lead of your
host. Do not pick up your napkin or disturb
the table arrangement until he or she does
and offers the welcome to everyone.
3. Lay the napkin on your lap; do not leave
it unused on the table. Blot your lips before
taking a sip of your beverage.
4. Posture is important. Sit up straight; keep
knees (and personal items) under the table.
DO NOT rest on your forearm while eating.
It makes you look lazy.
5. Follow the table map: beverages, knives,
and spoons are on the right; side dishes
and forks are on the left. Use utensils from
the outside in. Your dessert utensils are
typically at the top of the plate or brought
with dessert.
6. Order what can be easily eaten. Avoid
challenging foods like spaghetti, ribs, and
large sandwiches if you are trying to make
an impression.

7. If you are not sure what to order, ask for a
recommendation. A good rule of thumb is
to order a mid-priced item and eat at least
80 percent of what you ordered to show you
enjoyed the meal.
8. Never return a used utensil to the tablecloth.
Once used, your utensils should always
remain on the plate.
9. Make sure everyone is participating in
the table conversation, and appropriate
topics are discussed. Focus on building the
relationship by discussing commonalities,
special interests, or housing goals. This
demonstrates leadership.
10. Thank your host for the meal and for the
conversation (or opportunity). Record notes
of your conversation for future reference
when you return to your office.
There are more tips; however, the above
serves as your dining decorum foundation.

If you are dealing with domestic and
international clients, your knowledge and
comfort level with the five styles of eating and
utensil usage are critical: (1) American Style,
(2) Continental-British Style, (3) ContinentalEuropean Style, (4) Asian-Chopstick Style (5)
Middle-Eastern. They all have a unique way
of handling food (with or without utensils), a
protocol for the order in which food is served,
and time-honored rituals for serving (e.g., tea
service) that should be respected.
Whatever the situation or venue, this is
an opportunity to assess your personality
on a more social level, evaluate your
communication skills, and observe your
level of sophistication throughout the meal.
Most importantly, displaying the proper
use of etiquette, protocol, and manners is
for every facet of your life. Want to learn
more? “Dining Strategies for Building and
Sustaining Business Relationships” gives you
everything you should know plus extras.

Gloria Petersen, CPP, founder, and president of Global Protocol, Inc.,
is an author, trainer, and speaker on Professional Presence, Business
Etiquette, and Protocol. Gloria is a graduate of the Protocol School
of Washington ® and has received numerous certifications on
her subject matter. Her four-book series, The Art of Professional
Connections, and SME training modules represent her 30-year legacy.
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It’s
By: J.C. Melvin

W
want.

hen is the right time to
reevaluate, reboot, revive or
restart projects or dreams?

Chicken" until age 65. In fact, he'd been
fired from a dozen jobs and gone out of
business a time or two before his success.

Answer: Whenever you

We could go on and on with ordinary
people that decided to follow their dream
late in life and create something big and
meaningful for themselves and their
families.

As long as you can think it, imagine it or
dream it, you are still in the driver’s seat
to make it happen. Most really amazing
things people have achieved, others
thought impossible before they happened.
Rodney Dangerfield was 46 before he
appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. This
was a big break for him, and he went on to
appear in movies such as Caddyshack and
Back to School. Rodney was a comedic
actor who also performed his comedy all
over the world.

So the question might be, when is the
timing right to make a BOLD move? The
answer is whenever you decide in your
mind and make a commitment with your
heart. When you become giddy and excited
about rebooting your life and moving in a
new direction, it’s time.

Ever hear of Duncan Hines Cake Mixes?
Well, Duncan Hines was 55 before he
wrote his first food and hotel guides. He
licensed the rights to use his name in
baking when he was age 73.

If it's been a while since you've gotten
excited about something new or obsessed
with an idea, it may take a little self-talk
and/or self-convincing to get the ball
rolling. Remember, only you, in your
heart, know what you can achieve. Stop
asking why and start asking why not?

Harland Sanders (The Colonel) did
not enjoy success with "Kentucky Fried

Here are a couple of great questions
to ask when re-training our brains to

get excited and to push some adrenaline
through those foggy blood vessels.
If not NOW, when?
If not ME, who?
Yep, we find it's those that dare to dream
big, wild and crazy stuff that come away
with big results. We were all dreamers
as young children. Remember when you
wanted to be an astronaut or a superhero?
We can learn a lot from children. They're
pure, honest and full of imagination and
dreams. There are no roadblocks or excuses
why they cannot achieve their dreams.
They can see themselves achieving their
dreams.
It’s NEVER too late for us. The only
question is, are you ready?
Are you ready to get excited? Are you
ready to visualize something big? Are you
ready to make a plan with your mind and
a commitment with your heart? Are you
ready to find your greatness and bring it
to life?
If not NOW, when? If not YOU, who?

JC Melvin is the founding dean of the NVAR and the GLVAR Leadership Programs. JC is an international speaker
and Certified Trainer for “The ONE Thing” Workshop. He is the Corporate Broker for KW Realty Southwest in Las
Vegas. For more info on “The ONE Thing” or to schedule a program, add him on Facebook or jc@jcmelvin.com |
702.595.5024.

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ROB E RT L. BOL ICK

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ew homeowners typically
make improvements to a home
to make it more comfortable.
One of the most common
and inexpensive improvements is paint.
The question then becomes should the
homeowner roll or spray?
Some swear by the sprayer and others
by the roller. You can get a quality paint
job with either method, but each method
also has its drawbacks.
When spraying a room, the paint goes on
the surface quickly, but it goes on every
surface quickly, so everything you don’t
want to be painted must be completely
covered. That is the Achilles’ heel of the
spraying process.
If everything is masked and covered, you
can spray an average size house in less
than a day. If you are painting just your
living room, you can spray it in an hour or
two, but you have to prep the room first.
If you can, remove everything from the
room. If something is too large, put it in
the middle of the room and cover it with
a plastic tarp. I know some painters who
cover furniture with sheeting and then
tape the sheeting to the floor.
The enemy here is overspray and “dry
fall.” Dry fall is paint dust that sticks
to anything it touches. It can be wiped
or scrubbed off, but it is best to avoid it
altogether.
Remove all switch plate covers and
window coverings. Also, tape over
outlets and switches as well as doorknobs,
doorstops, hinges and strike plates.
Remove light fixture covers, and cover
the light bases with plastic bags and tape.
You may choose to spray over air registers
depending on their condition.
A great tool for this job is a masking
machine. It costs about $30 and is versatile.
The masker allows you to lay a strip of
masking paper over a surface very quickly.

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I like using 12-inch-wide masking paper.
You simply stick the spool of paper on
the machine and thread it so that as it
exits the end of the masker, it attaches
to the masking tape and you stick it to
the surface.
You can buy a cutting attachment or
just use a utility knife to trim the end.
Just make sure the paper is secured and
won’t lift.

You want to hold the gun about 18
inches from the surface and keep the
gun moving. Move your arm and then
squeeze the trigger; when you approach
the end of the stroke, release the trigger
and then stop the movement. The fan of
paint should hit the surface head-on, and
each stroke should overlap the previous
one by 50 percent. This will give good
coverage on your surface.

To protect flooring, you can use a width
of masking paper for the perimeter and
then cover the floor with drop cloths or
sheeting. Push the tape under the base with
either a wallpaper smoothing tool or a dull
putty knife. Make sure the coverings for
your flooring are secure.

Start with the ceiling and spray it in
one direction. When you finish with that
coat, give it a second coat by spraying
perpendicular to the first. This will give
an even covering with little touch-up work.
Follow the same procedure for the walls,
doing one wall at a time.

You also want to cover yourself up.
Obviously, wear old clothes or buy a paper
spray suit and a spray sock for your head.
Wear protection for your eyes, and strap on
an organic vapor respirator for your lungs
(when you start to smell paint through the
respirator, it’s time to change the filters).

When the room is done, inspect the walls
for any areas you have missed and hit it
again with the sprayer. Just roll the gun in
and roll it out so that the paint will blend
in smoothly.

The spray gun will have a changeable
tip for different applications. For your
purposes, use a 617 tip (the first digit is
half the width of the spray at a 12-inch
distance; the second two digits is the
diameter of the orifice in hundredths of
an inch). This means that at 12 inches away
from the wall, you will get a swath of paint
a foot wide.
Prime the sprayer according to your
manual and thin the paint if necessary.
Take a few test sprays and adjust the
pressure to get a nice even fan.

Wait a couple of hours before you remove
the masking tape. If you pull too early, the
paint may run, and if you pull too late, the
paint may dry onto the tape and pull off
of the wall as you remove the tape.
A nasty finishing blow to spraying is
cleaning out the sprayer. This process can
take an hour or two depending on how
picky you are, but it involves taking the
gun apart and running water or cleaner
through the system.
Maybe a brush and roller aren’t so bad
after all.

Mike Klimek is a licensed contractor and owner of Las Vegas Handyman. He
has written hundreds of articles regarding home repair and remodeling and
has been published in Southern Nevada Home & Garden Magazine, Finishing
Touches Magazine, Zip Code Magazines, and Real Estate Success Magazine.
He has written for the Las Vegas Review-Journal & Sun since November
2000. Watch for Mike’s regular column here and in the Las Vegas RJ.
(702) 896-0000 | questions@pro-handyman.com

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cover STORY

Cover Story

Jared
Weiss

“S

uccess is about dedication.
You may not be where you
want to be or do what you
want to do when you’re on
the journey. But you’ve got to be willing
to have vision and foresight that leads you
to an incredible end.” Usher
Jared Weiss, President, and CEO of
Motion Properties has built a career
around what might appear on the surface
to be luck or fate. But it’s more likely that
his good fortune is a result of hard work,
keen instincts, and his determination not
to waste his God-given gifts.
Weiss grew up in the suburbs of New
York City and was attending college at
the age of 18 in snowy upstate New York,
when a friend walked into a room where
he was, holding a UNLV brochure.
“I looked at the brochure and said, ‘Can
you imagine going to a school with palm
trees?’” he said. “I thought that would be
heaven. I told him that I was going to go
there, too.”
His friend ended up staying in New
York, but Weiss almost immediately
jumped on a plane and headed out west,
with no money and no solid prospects,
other than going to the school where the
palm trees flourished.

Jared’s childhood drawing
of a future Weiss Empire.

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In the back of his mind, though, he
had always had the goal of being an
entrepreneur of some kind.
“I wanted to own a business one day,”
Weiss said. “I knew that to do that, I had
to put a plan together and be disciplined.”
A big part of that plan was to put away
a certain amount of money every day,
without fail. He had begun bartending, at
the Fiesta Hotel, The Reserve, and then the
Mandalay Bay Casino, and was starting
to bring home some cash, so his savings
account began to grow.
By the age of 25, Weiss had bought his
first house, and he carefully watched the
market trends. It was the mid-90’s, and his
investment’s value was increasing along
with the real estate industry.
“I thought, “Maybe I’m on to something
here,’” he said. “So I bought more houses
over the years, and by the late-90’s, I
realized that real estate was the way to
work my plan.”
By the early 2000s, he owned about 40
houses, but by late 2004, he got the feeling
that a steep drop in the real estate market
was on the way. He said that during that
time, houses were only on the market for a
short time in Las Vegas, and typically had
multiple offers at full asking price or more.

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Weiss’s suspicions about what was
coming were confirmed when he began
talking to sellers and found out that deals
were falling through, and much more often
than in the past, the offers weren’t coming
in at all.
He said that investing can be like
gambling.
“When you start making money, you
think that it will never stop going up,” he
said. “But I remember thinking when the
$200,000 house turned into a $400,000
house in a year, that if this keeps up, by
the time my two-year-old buys a house,
a starter home will be about a million
dollars. That doesn’t make financial
sense.”
He decided the time was right to sell all
his homes. But a few years later, he sensed
another opportunity.
In 2008, he was ready to get back into the
residential real estate market. Properties
were being auctioned off at the Nevada
Legal News, Weiss, and about seven other
investors faithfully went there every day to
snatch them up. That first year, he bought
60 of the properties and then hundreds
more over the next couple of years.
Around that time, Weiss again made
a fortuitous shift in his business model.

Cover Story

“There were thousands of short sales on
the market,” he said. “I went out and tied
up maybe 2,000 short sales, and maybe
1,000 to 1,200 of them came to fruition. I
did that from 2011 to 2014—after that, the
market started coming back up and supply
dwindled.” To date, Weiss has bought and
sold over 4,000 homes in the valley.

Laura & Jared Weiss

Having learned the nuances of finance
from his real estate investment ventures,
Weiss then started using his entrepreneurial
acumen to become a loan officer and
has since owned two separate mortgage
companies over the past 15 years.
Jared also opened Motion Properties,
his first real estate brokerage, after years
of being a real estate agent. He also holds
a general contractor’s license to rehab
homes and has taken on other construction
projects as well.
The staff at Motion Properties have
reviewed and assessed hundreds of
properties month after month and choose
to purchase homes they can rehabilitate
and add value to our neighborhoods,
meaning that new families can then buy
the “like-new” home at well below new
home prices.
Joining Weiss on the senior management
team at Motion Properties is his right-hand
man, CEO Mike De Silva.
Weiss owns a variety of businesses
including Therapy, a restaurant in historic
downtown Las Vegas’s new Fremont East
District. Given the history of that area of
town, he says that project especially means
a lot to him. Jared’s desire to give back to

his community was the motivation for him
to start such a new adventure.
“Sig Rogich, and I, along with our
families decided to open up Therapy on
Freemont and 6th Street a couple of years
ago,” Weiss said. “The restaurant is doing
well, and it’s added to what’s been going
on downtown there. I’m proud and grateful
to be a part of something incredible like
that.”
Though he does stay busy with his
various ventures, family means a lot to
Weiss. He and his wife Laura, a licensed
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern have
four children and are currently licensed
foster parents awaiting a fifth child. Their

oldest, a son, 22 is an apprentice at Motion
Properties, when not attending college in
Arizona, and their youngest daughter was
just named Miss Junior Nevada 2018. All
three daughters are active in dance, school,
and their church.
For a person who is so accomplished in
their personal and professional life, Weiss
keeps things low-key and even-tempered.
Though both of Weiss’s parents, now
retired to Las Vegas, had been school
teachers, after he graduated from UNLV
with a degree in history, he had known
that he didn’t want to use that degree
to teach. But he does still love learning
about history, and sports history, in

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particular. That’s why when boxing legend
Muhammad Ali’s Louisville, Kentucky
childhood home went up for sale in 2012.
It piqued his interest.
“Ali’s daughter went to UNLV with me,
and for Black History Month when we
were in school, she brought him, Mike
Tyson and Gene Kilroy in to speak to us,”
I was fascinated Weiss said. “Then when I
saw years ago that his house was for sale,
I called a Realtor in Louisville and said,
“Go buy that house.’ I wanted to fix it up
and turn it into a museum.”
A year later, George Bochetto, a
Philadelphia lawyer who is also a former
Pennsylvania state boxing commissioner,
contacted Weiss and offered to help with
the restoration project. The pair spent
hundreds of thousands renovating the sadly
dilapidated home (after the initial $70,000
purchase by Weiss), and they even bought
the house next door to use as a gift shop
and welcome center.
The museum’s official opening was three
weeks before The Champ passed away. His
funeral procession, followed by thousands

Muhammad Ali’s
childhood home turned
museum in Louisville,
Kentucky.

of adoring fans, stopped right in front of
the museum.
Weiss even ma kes a personal
commitment to contribute time, money and
resources to community and professional
organizations in Las Vegas. He’s been
involved in many charitable endeavors,
including cancer research, brain research,
Refuge for Women, UNLV and numerous
fundraisers held at his restaurant, Therapy.
Part of Weiss’s intense commitment to
his community is due to his drive to make
Las Vegas a strong, growing city for his
children to raise their own families there.
He stays dedicated to the children’s schools
and all their extracurricular activities. Just
as their parents did, he and Laura continue
to stress the importance
of education to their own
children.
He said he is proud to
call the desert his home
and will continue to invest
his time and money into
the growth of Las Vegas.
“I think I’ve just been
fortunate in my life, but
I also understand people’s
behavioral patterns—
what they think, what
they’re going to think
and what they’re going
to do,” he said. “If you
know that, you know

how to stay ahead of the pack. When I
was younger, I was learning-disabled and
dyslexic, so I did poorly in school. But
all those struggles helped me to develop
strengths in other areas, like discipline
and the ability to see ahead of the curve.”
Weiss asserts that even though he tends
always to be one step ahead of whatever
trends are out there, there is always
money to be made in real estate, whether
it’s a down, up or flat market. He said
that nothing lasts forever, and the key
surviving the down times is to figure out
methods to adapt to whatever is going on
in the marketplace.
He said that when he speaks to young
people in the industry, he tells them first
to remove the words “no” and “can’t” from
their vocabulary.
“I hate to use the old cliché that if
you work your butt off, you can achieve
anything, but the reality is that’s true,” he
said. “And the second variable that I see
the most is that the only reason people
are stuck where they are is that they say,
“I can’t” With hard work and discipline,
you can go on and do anything you want.”
Motion Properties’ office is located at
9067 West Post Road, Suite A, in Las
Vegas. To find out more about the services
they offer, visit their website at
www.motioncorp.com
or call 702-262-9000.

LLC vs.
Series
LLC

I

By: Robert Bolick

n our day and age limited-liability
companies (“LLCs”) have largely
replaced corporations as the entity
of choice, both as the best vehicle
for doing business and for holding assets
which may generate liability.

LLCs v. Corporations – Which
Is Better?
LLCs have significant advantages over
corporations on several fronts. Both
are equally effective for protecting the
owners from liabilities arising within
the entity, such as a business conducted
by the entity. Namely, if the business
conducted by the entity. Namely, if the
business is conducted through the entity as
opposed to being done by the entrepreneur
individually, the individual owners are
shielded from liability by the corporation
or LLC. The key is to conduct all business
through the entity and not you personally.
Where LLCs have a real advantage is
liabilities going the other way – such as
if someone has sued you individually and
is trying to attach valuable assets to your
business. If it’s a closely held business,
a judgment creditor of yours generally
will be able to attach your business and
all assets within your business if you
have a corporation. The opposite result
happens if you have an LLC instead of a
corporation – your creditor cannot gain
control of your business nor attach any
assets of your business.

Why is an LLC Better than a
Corporation?
The key lies in the statutes. Under
Nevada law, a creditor of yours only gets
what is referred to as a “charging order.”
A charging order simply means that he
can attach your membership (ownership)
interest in your LLC and nothing else.
This means that he can neither “pierce
the veil” to attach any assets held in the
LLC, nor does he gain any voting or other
rights over the management or operating

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of the LLC. One final advantage of an
LLC for small business owners is that your
LLC can essentially be taxed any way you
like: (1) as a “disregarded entity” for IRS
purposes; (2) as an S corporation; (3) as
a partnership; or (4) as a C corporation.
If you elect to be a “disregarded entity”
with the IRS, you don’t even need to file a
tax return for your LLC. All profits and
losses are reported directly on your 1040
as if the entity didn’t exist. This can save
you the cost of filing a separate income
tax return for your LLC. Many people
elect this for simplicity and cost-savings.

taxable income, you can issue your creditor
a K-1 and pass the tax liability along to
him. Instead of receiving cash on this
judgment, he gets “phantom income”
which he must report on his individual
income tax return. No creditor ever keeps
his charging order in place after receiving
a K-1 from you.

What Can I Use May LLC For?

We recommend that you consult with
your accountant or another tax advisor on
which tax election makes the most sense
for you in your individual situation.

The two most common reasons for
creating an LLC are (1) to use in operating
a business; and (2) to hold rental properties.
We’ve already addressed the advantages of
operating your business through an LLC
instead of a corporation. An LLC can
also be used to hold cash, securities and
other investments free from the reach of
creditors.

So What Can a Creditor Do?

Rental Properties:

Not much. Essentially he is forced to sit
on his hands and wait for you to make a
distribution. That typically only happens
after hell freezes over – and that’s never
yet happened in Las Vegas. It’s a very
simple decision for the owners – distribute
money, and the bad guys get it or don’t
distribute anything, and your creditor
never gets anything.

LLCs are ideal for holiday rental
properties and are generally considered
to be the entity of choice for these. By
holding your rentals in an LLC, you
protect yourself from liabilities arising
on the properties. Some tenants thrive
on suing landlords for real or imaginary
damages. Sometimes the liabilities arise
from unexpected sources.

But Wait, There’s More! K-O by K-1.

For example, I had a client who moved
from her existing home to an upgraded
home. She kept her first home to be used
as a rental. Her first tenant was her 80
plus-year-old mother. I suggested that she
create an LLC for her home because you
never can predict what may happen. She
declined. It was perfectly safe to have
mom there, right? In this case, no. Mom

This is the part of the story where the
truth really is stranger than fiction. The
caption here is “the IRS is my friend.”
Under federal tax law, if a creditor has
attached your membership interest in your
LLC, he steps into shoes for tax purposes.
This means that if your LLC generates

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had one of her octogenarian
friends over for a visit. The
friend slipped and fell breaking
her hip. Mom’s friend had to
sue my client as the owner on
the title in order to make a claim
against the insurance policy, or
so she said. The bottom line is
that my client was personally
liable for this injury and found
herself named as a defendant
in a lawsuit. The good news is
that her insurance covered the
damages. These stories don’t
always have a happy ending.
Nevada: “The Delaware of the
West.”
Delaware has long been
recognized as a favorable
place to incorporate and to do
business. For those of us west
of the Mississippi, Nevada
is universally recognized as
“having very strong and very
favorable laws to protect the
business, business owners,
and generally anyone who has
something and doesn’t want to lose it.”
If you are looking to protect your
business or your assets, look no further
than Nevada.

Multiple Rental Properties

Series LLCs
Series LLCs are the new kid on the
block. Essentially, a series LLC allows
you to create any number of “series” or
compartments within your LLC. Each
series provides asset protection as if it
were a separate LLC.
Series LLCs have several advantages:
• You can create as many series within
your LLC as you desire.
• When you create a new series within
your LLC, nothing needs to be filed
with the state, meaning that you can
create a series immediately.
• There is no additional filing fee
required when you create a new series.
• There is no additional annual fee
required for each series – just one
annual fee for the LLC regardless of
how many series you have.
• You can avoid having to file multiple
tax returns.

Series LLCs are the perfect fit for
multiple rental properties. For example,
in days past I had several rental properties.
I created a separate LLC for each property
to protect each one individually. Now, a
single series LLC with multiple series,
one for each property does the trick quite
nicely. Only one filing fee is required each
year, a significant savings.

What if I Own Properties in
Different States?
Not a problem. A Nevada series LLC
can own property within or outside of
Nevada.

Do You Have More Questions
About Series LLCs?
Robert L. Bolick, Ltd., offers free initial
consultations. Call our office today to set
one up at 702-690-9090. You may also
contact us online.

Attorney Robert L. Bolick is owner and president of Bolick & Boyer in Las
Vegas, specializing in estate planning and asset protection. He maintains an
“AV” rating with Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating awarded to
attorneys for professional competence and ethics.
(702) 690-9090| rob@rlbolick.com | www.rlbolick.com

What happens to you if you don’t get a
restful night sleep?
By: Kelly Travis

D

o you hop out of bed ready to
take on the day or do you find
yourself struggling to find the
toothbrush (or your car keys)?

We’re walking zombies running in a
million different directions, and pleading
with the universe for just a few more hours
added to our days.
And for what? Would we use those hours
for work? Or for sleep?
Most would say that those extra hours
would allow them to do more – yet if given
the additional time, what we all need is
sleep.
The other day I was having a
conversation with a friend, and during
that brief communication, he shared that
he barely gets 4-5 hours of sleep a night.
It was as if his choice to not take care of
himself was a badge of honor.

clients or talking with friends is a serious
lack of sleep and too much stress. As a
society we are in denial that we need sleep,
opting to watch Netflix, surf social media
or obsessively check emails until late into
the night – all instead of hitting the pillow
at a decent hour. And those that do want
more sleep, can’t. Because...stress.
We’ve been programmed to equate
success with burning the candle at both
ends, and the truth is, this behavior elicits
the opposite results. Things like burnout,
foggy brain, and unhappiness - not to
mention a slew of health issues.
Walking around in a fog, relying on
caffeine to get through the day, and
worrying more about our cellphone battery
life than our own - has lead many of us to
be dissatisfied in our careers and personal
lives,

And I’ll be honest, it sounded all too
familiar. I’ve worn that badge too.

The bottom line: Lack of sleep is a killer,
and right now it is an epidemic that has
turned into a global issue.

More and more these days the
overarching theme when working with my

I know first hand how lethal negotiating
with sleep can be. My lack of sleep and

high-stress levels caused some serious
health issues for me and led me to
reevaluate a whole hell of a lot - including
my bedtime.
Rather than making sleep something
that I fit into my schedule, it has become
a non-negotiable.
Contrary to what many of us have
been led to believe, overbooking and
overextending ourselves is not how we
get to the top.
The good news, things are starting to
shift as people like Ariana Huffington do
research and push for change.
It’s time we start changing our definition
of success so that it doesn’t involve
burning the candle at both ends, but
instead, it requires more sleep so we can
be energized, productive and healthy.
If you’d like a few tips, reach out to me,
and we can talk more about my favorite
ways to transition into a lifestyle that
includes more sleep, less stress and as a
result - greater success and fulfillment.

Kelly Travis positively impacts high performers and organizations through her work. She has an extensive background in health
and counseling, is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where she earned her certification as a Holistic Health Coach
and has an additional certification with Precision Nutrition in performance nutrition. Her passion for health and wellness started in
college, where she was a collegiate All-American runner at UNC-Charlotte, and earned her Bachelor of Science in Public Health
from Central Michigan University.
Kelly’s extensive background in sales, marketing and publishing in the competitive Las Vegas market allows her to seamlessly
communicate with high performing men and women as well as organizational teams on all levels to cultivate a sustainable healthy
lifestyle that brings them joy and supports them to achieve big goals.
Kelly can be reached at: kelly@kellytravis.net

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Are You Busy, But Not Productive?
By: Rick Glade

M

ost people, and I used to be
one of them, are busier than
ever - yet not productive.
They say that- “a dog that
chases his tail will get dizzy.” Many agents
end up spending their energy chasing
the business, always in a reactive mode
rather than getting ahead and prospering.
However, Advanced Agents set themselves
up to be proactively successful. Instead
of being one of the many; what if you
could set yourself apart? Wouldn’t it be
nice to get ahead of the trends and plan
for prosperity?
It’s all about leverage and timing and
having the insight to determine where
things will be rather than simply looking
at where things are. Those who adjust
their business mindset and adapt to the
shifts in the market, set themselves up
to generate an incredible thriving real
estate business.
If you’ve been in the real estate industry
for four years or more, congratulations
because you’re part of the minority who
have figured out how to survive in this
business. But for those of you that say “just surviving is not good enough!” I
want you to stay tuned. Did you know
that statics from the National Association
of Realtors shows a lot of agents don’t
even make it into their second year of
doing this business? They simply give up
because they didn’t know where to turn
for guidance. It can be a very consuming
business. It can be very hard because until
now it’s always been based solely on sales
and lead generation. All agents are equal
because sales were the only avenue for
income. We all understand that with this
method; we are only as good as our last
closed transaction.
Now here is your first shift. You can
start to begin thinking about more than
just survival from sales. I am going to
show how Advanced Agents are constantly
gaining beyond just sales. They have the
possibility to add monthly income beyond
their own efforts and potentially build a
future exit strategy. Their productivity
rewards them with monthly residual
income and building assets for retirement.

If you are like most real estate
professionals, you can’t step away from
your own business. Your business really
is just a job that employs you. Perhaps
you’re only a tenant at your brokerage.
What would happen to your existing
clients if you couldn’t show up because
you suddenly had a life event happen?
You’d probably get fired, right? Even
more important, how about your personal
income? What effect would that have if
you had to step away for one reason or
another?
Think about this for a moment. This is
something that happened to a friend of
mine. At the time he was making a very
good living at sales and had a nice pipeline
of business going. He had all the bells and
whistles in life. He had a thriving sales
pipeline. He had an 8600 sq ft home with
nine bathrooms, fancy cars and all the
typical things money could buy. He really
was living life to the fullest. He was in his
late 20’s when he suddenly got diagnosed
with cancer and had to spend over four
months in the hospital. Needless to say,
his business went dormant; eventually,
he lost everything. He realized he had
built a business that entirely relied on his
presence. It was incredibly

We’ve all been stuck at one point or
another. I was at this exact point in my
own business. I always thought that to be
successful, I needed to be self-employed
as an agent and always be closing sales.
Isn’t that what they teach us; the “ABC”
(always be closing) method. I eventually
chose to make my real estate career
more like that of an entrepreneur.

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demoralizing, and once he was out of the
hospital, he had to move into a small room
in his parent’s home.
The good news is he has since recovered
completely and been cancer free for
over 25 years. He has also rebuilt an
entire career using the Advanced Agent
strategies in his business. He has vowed
never to get himself stuck like that again.
He started to rebuild one client at a time.
This time though he understood that he
had to build more than just a sales and
marketing business. So, he tapped into the
residual side of the business to start being
productive instead of just busy. He started
building a future in real estate he could be
absent from and still have money coming
in case another life event were to happen.
If you’ve ever been excited enough
about real estate to go beyond just being
busy and wanted to create a real estate
business you could eventually walk away
from. You need to start to think about the
entrepreneurial side of the business and
discover how to be productive instead of
just busy.
If you care to know more or would like
a free copy of my Advanced Agent Book,
feel free to reach out to me directly, I’d be
happy to send you a copy.

Rick Glade is currently with EXP Realty, he leads as a Mentor/Trainor, Author
and Entrepreneur. He has been through several business cycles and aspects
of business marketing and investment. He is a firm believer of always being a
student and continued growth, the pursuit of happiness as well as mastery of
all aspects of one’s life. He now shares his knowledge with those whom seek.
You too can make a decision to “create a life by design; and stop living a life by
default! He can be reached at Rick.glade@exprealty.com or 702 721-9910

Do I need a
real estate attorney?
Do I need a lawyer when it comes
to Real Estate? Isn’t a real estate
agent all I need?

I

t is a common question, and the
answer is that having a competent
attorney in the real estate shuffle is
essential for protecting all parties
involved in the transaction. The market in
Las Vegas and the surrounding areas has
been steadily heating up since the lows of
2012. A real estate deal can go to the edge
of disaster multiple times in the process of
buying, selling or renting, a property. A
good team keeps you in a better position
for a favorable outcome.
Here are a few ways our office helps our
Real Estate clients:
For Agents
Often, a last minute issue can present
itself, preventing a sale from closing.
Working closely with an attorney can
help resolve any issues that may arise so
that you can close your sale. Additionally,
obtaining an attorney to help you along the
way protects the agent from giving legal
advice and opening themselves to liability.
Our firm is experienced with handling
the sales of properties that are in the
foreclosure process, and we have
many years of experience negotiating
with servicers on short sales and often
obtaining deficiency waivers for the
clients. Additionally, we have represented
many clients over the years in the Nevada
Foreclosure Mediation Program and have
been able to postpone and halt several
foreclosures allowing the agent and the
client the ability to complete their sale.

the removal of tax and other government
liens. Additionally, we can assist with the
negotiation and short payoff of other liens
owed. If payoff is not a feasible option for
you, we can evaluate you for a bankruptcy.

Another problem sellers’ face is that
sometimes they choose not to use a licensed
agent to sell their home. If you are not
using a licensed agent, you should contact
an experienced attorney prior to selling
your home. We have seen many cases over
the years wherein the seller did not require
the buyer to sign an agreement, or they
simply used a purchase agreement they
found online. As such, these sellers have
found themselves involved in litigation
because the terms of the agreement or
lack thereof were not clear and a dispute
has arisen over the amount owed to them.
These cases are unnecessary and could
have been avoided, saving the seller the
time and expense of litigation.
Buyers

By: Rena McDonald

their insurance will not cover. We can
assist these homeowners with seeking
damages against the seller for their failure
to disclose these issues.
On the other hand, sometimes issues
arise before closing that place the seller
in breach of the purchase agreement;
however, the seller refuses to return the
earnest money deposits made by the
buyers. We can negotiate with the escrow
companies holding your funds and often
have them returned to you without the
need for litigation.
Landlord/Tenants

We draft agreements, resolve disputes,
and handle evictions from both sides.
When it comes to real estate transactions,
you are well served and better protected
with a good Real Estate Attorney on your
side whether you are the buyer, seller,
agent or investor. McDonald Law Group
is proud to serve Nevada residents with
their real estate law needs. If you are in
the need of a Real Estate Attorney, please
contact our office for a free consultation.

There have been times where buyers
have purchased a home only to find
out afterward that there were previous
This information is provided for
issues with the home that the seller was
required to disclose but failed to do so. informational purposes only. It is not
This has left many new homeowners legal advice and does not constitute an
stranded with expensive problems that attorney-client relationship.

In addition to foreclosure prevention
options, our office can help assist with
non-traditional sales and other unexpected
issues that may arise during a sale.
Sellers
In addition to real estate law, our office
also handles debt relief. Often agents
will bring clients into our office who are
attempting to sell their property; however,
they have discovered that judgments and
other liens have been attached to the
property. These liens and judgments
will remain on the property and will
prevent a sale from closing unless they
are removed. We will contact the IRS, and
other state and city entities to negotiate

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Rena McDonald is Managing Partner of McDonald Law Group practicing
in Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Prevention, Real Estate Litigation, Family Law,
Personal Injury Litigation, Contract Litigation and Review, and Small Business
Development with an emphasis on Real Estate Development.
For more information, please call: 702-448-4962 or email rena@
mcdonaldlawgroup.com

Local
Housing
Statistics
Local
Housing
Statistics
N ews

Southern Nevada housing market looking a
lot like the summer weather.

A

housing market report released today by the Greater Las
Vegas Association of REALTORS® (GLVAR) looks a
lot like the summer weather in Southern Nevada, with
local home prices continuing to heat up from last year at this
time while the housing supply stayed desert dry.
GLVAR reported that the median price for existing singlefamily homes sold in Southern Nevada through its Multiple
Listing Service (MLS) during June was $290,000. That’s down
1.7 percent from the previous month, but up 12.7 percent from
$257,373 in June of 2017. The median price of local condos and
townhomes sold in June jumped to $167,000, up 30.5 percent
from the same time last year.
Local home prices have been approaching record levels.
According to GLVAR, the median
price of existing single-family homes sold in Southern Nevada
peaked at $315,000 in June of
2006. Prices hit a post-recession bottom of $118,000 in January
of 2012.
“Despite a slight dip in June, our home prices have been on a
steady climb since 2012. If this trend continues, by later this year,
we could hit the all-time median price that we hit in 2006,” said
GLVAR President Chris Bishop, a longtime local REALTOR®.
“Affordability is becoming a bigger issue, especially for first-time
buyers. Then again, if you’re coming from a more expensive
market like California, then our prices still seem like a bargain
by comparison.”
Since the local housing market usually heats up in the summer
and since the local economy and population are growing, Bishop
said increasing demand could put more pressure on the already
short supply of available homes. Southern Nevada now has less
than a month and a half supply of existing homes available for
sale when a six-month supply is considered a balanced market.
By the end of June, GLVAR reported 4,335 single-family
homes listed for sale without any sort of offer. That’s down
16.2 percent from one year ago. For condos and townhomes, the
822 properties listed without offers in June represented a 28.6
percent increase from one year ago.

“Hopefully, we can keep up with that demand,” Bishop said.
“But for at least the rest of 2018, I think we’ll be playing catchup.” He said the tight supply also seems to be dragging down
local home sales – which may be hard- pressed to match last
year’s total after increasing each year for the past few years. The
total number of existing local homes, condos and townhomes
sold during June was 4,087. Compared to one year ago, June
sales were down 8.9 percent for homes, but up 4.8 percent
for condos and townhomes.
GLVAR reported that 22.9 percent of all local properties sold
in June were purchased with cash. That compares to 27.2 percent
one year ago. That’s well below the February 2013 peak of 59.5
percent, indicating that cash buyers and investors are still active
in the local housing market, but have been playing a much smaller
role than they were five years ago.
At the same time, the number of so-called distressed sales
continues to decline. GLVAR reported that short sales and
foreclosures combined accounted for 2.6 percent of all existing
local home sales in June, down from 6.3 percent of all sales
one year ago.
These GLVAR statistics include activity through the end of
June 2018. GLVAR distributes statistics each month based on
data collected through its MLS, which does not necessarily
account for newly constructed homes sold by local builders or
homes for sale by owners.
Other highlights include:
The total value of local real estate transactions tracked through
the MLS during June was more than $1.1 billion for homes
and nearly $147 million for condos, high-rise condos and
townhomes. Compared to one year ago, total sales volumes
in June were up 4.3 percent for homes and up 30.5 percent
for condos and Homes and condos continued to sell faster
than last year at this time. In June, 89.1 percent of all existing
local homes and 91.2 percent of all existing local condos
and townhomes sold within 60 days. That compares to one
year ago, when 83.3 percent of all existing local homes and
87.2 percent of all existing local condos and townhomes
sold within 60.

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Housing NEWS
N ews

Greater Las Vegas Association of REALTORS® June 2018 Statistics

Single Family Residential Units
AVAILABILITY AT END OF PERIOD
# of available units listed
Median list price of available units
Average list price of available units

$
$

*AVAILABILITY AT END OF PERIOD
# of available units listed w/o offers
Median list price of available units w/o offers
Average list price of available units w/o offers

Source: Greater Las Vegas
Association of REALTORS®
For media inquiries, please call
George McCabe, with B&P Public
Relations, at (702) 325-7358
DISCLAIMER: This data is based on
information from the Greater Las
Vegas Association of REALTORS®
(GLVAR) Multiple Listing Service
(MLS). This information is deemed
reliable but is not guaranteed. MLS
collects, compiles and distributes
information about homes listed for
sale by its subscribers who are real
estate agents. MLS subscription is
available to all real estate agents
licensed in Nevada, but is not
available to the general public.
Not all licensed agents subscribe
to the MLS. MLS does not include
all new homes available or listings
from non-MLS agents, nor does it
include properties for sale by owner.
The territorial jurisdiction of the
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Association of REALTORS® includes
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Board of Directors of the National
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DISCLAIMER: This data is based on information from the Greater Las Vegas Association of REALTORS® (GLVAR) Multiple Listing
Service (MLS). This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. MLS collects, compiles and distributes information about homes
listed for sale by its subscribers who are real estate agents. MLS subscription is available to all real estate agents licensed in Nevada, but
is not available to the general public. Not all licensed agents subscribe to the MLS. MLS does not include all new homes available or
listings from non-MLS agents, nor does it include properties for sale by owner. The territorial jurisdiction of the GLVAR as a member of the
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Single Family
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www.lasvegasrealtor.com.

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Local
Housing
Statistics
Local
Housing
Statistics
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SOUTHERN NEVADA
HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION

N ewsletter
Building
Permits,
U.S.
and
Regions
Building Permits,
U.S.
and
Regions

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of construction of a privately-owned housing unit is when excavation begins for the footings or foundation of a building
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of residential
a privately-owned
housing
unit is when
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for the footings
or foundation
of a building
intended
primarily
intended
asofa construction
housekeeping
structure
and designed
for nontransient
occupancy.
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in a multifamily
building
is defined
as aas
housekeeping
structurefor
and
designed
nontransient
occupancy. All housing in a multifamily building is defined as being started when excavation
being startedresidential
when excavation
the
buildingfor
has
begun.
for the
building has
begun. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania.
(6) Northeast
includes:
(7)
Midwest
includes:
Ohio,
Indiana,
Illinois,
Michigan,
Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesota,
Missouri, North
& South
& Kansas.
(6) Northeast includes: Maine,
New
Hampshire,
Vermont,
Massachusetts,
Rhode
Island, Connecticut,
New York,
NewDakota,
Jersey Nebraska,
& Pennsylvania.
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(8)Indiana,
South includes:
Delaware,
Maryland,
District
of Columbia,
Virginia,
West
Virginia,
North
& South
Carolina,
Florida,Delaware,
Kentucky,
Ohio,
Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin,
Iowa,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
North &
South
Dakota,
Nebraska,
& Kansas.
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South includes:
Maryland, District
Tennessee,
Alabama,
Mississippi,
Arkansas,
Louisiana,
Oklahoma,
and
Texas.
of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and
(9) (9)
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includes:
Montana,
Idaho,
Oregon,California,
California,Alaska,
Alaska,
Hawaii.
Texas.
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includes:
Montana,
Idaho,Wyoming,
Wyoming,Colorado,
Colorado,New
NewMexico,
Mexico,Arizona,
Arizona, Utah,
Utah, Nevada,
Nevada, Washington,
Washington, Oregon,
&&
Hawaii.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Construction Reports, Series C-20, Housing Starts.
Source:
U.S. Bureau
of the Census,
Construction
Reports, Series
C-20, Housing Starts.
Prepared
by Economics
Department,
NAHB. Available
at www.HousingEconomics.com
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SOUTHERN NEVADA
HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION

N ewsletter

Help the Las Vegas
Healing Garden

O

n October 1st, a senseless act
of violence affected the lives of
so many Las Vegas residents,
but our city's response was to
stand together in strength and unity. The
Las Vegas Community Healing Garden
was built in the span of three days by 500
volunteers and many in-kind donations.
The garden features a remembrance wall
to honor the lives of those who we lost.
Now with overwhelming support from the

victims and City of Las Vegas, nonprofit
Get Outdoors Nevada would like to make
the wall a permanent fixture in Nevada.
The new Community Healing Garden
will feature 5 panels with durable material.
One panel will display a water feature,
three panels will retain wooden elements
that images and messages can be attached
and the last panel will incorporate 58
crystals to honor the 58 lives lost. There
will also be a 6-foot tall blue stone angel

wings donated by a New York artist.
SNHBA has contributed to this project,
and although most of project will be
donated in-kind, they still need help.
If you would like more information,
or to be involved in this project, please
reach out to Mauricia Baca, Executive
Director, Get Outdoors Nevada at mbaca@
getoutdoorsnevada.org or 702-997-3350.
www.GetOutDoorsNevada.Org